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1.5 million children and young people in the UK will require mental health support as a direct impact of COVID-19. Please donate this Christmas to keep our life-saving services open to support young people when they need us most.
The global pandemic has turned the lives of under-25s upside down, leaving them feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. The disruption to young people's education and support networks through months of isolation has led to loneliness and depression, causing long-term damage to their mental health.
The next 18 months will be crucial to ensuring our young people can recover. The Centre for Mental Health predicts an additional 1.5 million young people will require mental health support, 2 to 3 times the current capacity of CAHMS and the NHS.
The Mix is the UK’s digital lifeline for young people, reaching over 4 million young people each year. Whatever issue a young person is facing, The Mix is always there for them - via our website, over the phone or on social media. We connect young people to experts and their peers to talk about everything from money to mental health, homelessness, jobs, break-ups, drugs and more.
- A £50 donation can fund a counselling session, so a young person can speak to a counsellor about their mental health and wellbeing and find ways to cope in a confidential, safe space.
- A £25 donation can fund a life-saving call on our helpline, so a young person can speak to a trained supporter about any issue from bullying to loneliness and their mental health.
- A £15 donation can provide a week of training for one of our volunteers, to help keep our free and confidential services open for young people.
“The Mix has helped me by having someone to listen to how I feel without the fear of judgement or people taking sides. It has also helped me to understand I am entitled to how I feel and that if I use appropriate coping mechanisms, I will be ok.” – Counselling Service User
“All I wanted was to die. I have no idea what I’m doing in my life... I just wanted it all to end. I don’t know what I would have done tonight if I hadn’t found you.” – Helpline Service User
The Mix contacts emergency services about a young person at active risk of losing their life at least once a day. Please donate this Christmas to keep our life-saving services open to support young people when they need us most.
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Online Fundraising:If you have set up a Virgin Money Giving page then you don’t need to do anything. Virgin Money Giving sends us the money people have donated. Pretty easy right?
Offline Fundraising:If you’ve raised money offline, it’s still pretty easy. There are two ways you can pay in your fundraising:
By Post:Simply make a cheque payable to ‘The Mix’ and pop it in the post to the below address:
The Mix
3-6 Kenrick Place
London
W1U 6HD
Don’t forget to include your sponsorship form so we can claim gift aid.
Bank Transfer:Please email the events team at [email protected]
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Text to Donate
To donate to The Mix via mobile, text:
THEMIX5 70085
The amount can be changed between £1 - £20 per donation. When you make a donation via text, it will be deducted from your mobile phone credit or added to your mobile phone bill. You will not pay any VAT on your donation. 100% of what you donate using JustTextGiving goes to The Mix. If you're a UK taxpayer, remember to add Gift Aid, giving your donation a 25% boost, you'll receive a text on receipt to complete Gift Aid.
Other ways to donate to The Mix
Donate or fundraise for The Mix via JustGiving
2The Mix are always here to help young people with any issue they are facing and at this challenging time, our support is more needed than ever. To donate or fundraise for The Mix via JustGiving, click here and help us reach even more young people with our life-changing services.
Buy a Tee To Show Support For The Mix
Working in collaboration with Teemill we've launched a series of cool designs that encompass everything we're about. Send a message and support us with every purchase here. Totes are available to.
Amazon Smile
For every purchase you make on Amazon Smile, Amazon will make a 0.5% donation to The Mix. You can sign in with your regular Amazon account and select The Mix.
Easy Fundraising
Easy Fundraising allows you to raise money for The Mix whilst shopping for your favourite retailers online. Some of the retailers included are eBay, ASOS, Booking.com and Uber-eats.
Work for Good
For business employees, you can help support your sales and services by using Work for Good. Work for Good is an online platform helping to embed charitable giving into your business in ways that work for you.
Sign up – create your free account here and read more about it.